Perhaps the most lasting moment of William Howard Taft’s U.S. presidency took place in his bathtub. Perusing newspapers for reports of the event might feel a bit foolish — the most powerful man in America getting stuck in the White House bathtub likely would not be publicized. The Hotel Taft in New Haven, Connecticut, installed an 8-foot-long bathtub for Taft's suite during his professorship at Yale after his presidency. In his 1934 memoir, he mentioned it once:When Taft came to the White House, a large tub had to be placed in his bathroom, since the one already there was not big enough. As a consolation prize, we can share this different bathtub escapade involving Taft: In 1915, Taft took a bath at a hotel in Cape May, New Jersey.

Source: New York Times November 26, 2023 19:01 UTC